Gallery: Zoos in the news

ROLAND WEIHRAUCH, AFP/Getty Images10.15.2012

An Emu bird is pictured on October 11, 2012 in its outdoor enclosure in the Duisburg zoo, northwestern Germany. Emus are the second largest member of the ratite group of flightless birds. They are native to Australia and are its national bird.

ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
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Two North Chinese Leopard cubs (Panthera pardus japonensis) look out of a basket as they are presented for first time to the public at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. The North Chinese Leopard twins were born on Aug. 4, 2012.Markus Schreiber
/ AP

Lions bred for commercial use are pictured on August 3, 2012 at Bona Bona Game Farm in Wolmaransstad, 200 kms southeast of Johannesburg. Around 500 lions are hunted legally every year in South Africa, most of them from commercial lion breeding farms which also supply zoos all over the world. Until recently hunters paid $20,000 (16,000 euros) just for a trophy to hang above the fireplace, and the carcass was thrown to the dogs.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
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A tiger bred for commercial use is pictured on August 3, 2012 at Bona Bona Game Farm in Wolmaransstad, 200 kms southeast of Johannesburg. Around 500 lions are hunted legally every year in South Africa, most of them from commercial lion breeding farms which also supply zoos all over the world. Until recently hunters paid $20,000 (16,000 euros) just for a trophy to hang above the fireplace, and the carcass was thrown to the dogs.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
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Sumatran orangutan “Tuan” (born on November 28, 1984) is pictured on October 15, 2012 at the Tierpark Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany, during a press appointment to promote the tv film “Lost on Borneo” by German public tv chain ARD. Central theme of the film is the endangered habitat for the animals living in the wild in the rain forests of Malaysia and Indonesia.GEORG WENDT
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A lion bred for commercial use is pictured on August 3, 2012 at Bona Bona Game Farm in Wolmaransstad, 200 kms southeast of Johannesburg. Around 500 lions are hunted legally every year in South Africa, most of them from commercial lion breeding farms which also supply zoos all over the world. Until recently hunters paid $20,000 (16,000 euros) just for a trophy to hang above the fireplace, and the carcass was thrown to the dogs.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
/ AFP/Getty Images

In this Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, Mei Xiang, a giant female panda, rests at the National Zoo in Washington. A Chinese scientist said that humans used to eat pandas. In a newspaper interview, Wei Guangbiao said prehistoric man ate the bears in what is now part of the city of Chongqing in southwest China.Jacquelyn Martin
/ AP

Meerkats look for insects under autumn leaves at the Hanover zoo,†on October 10, 2012. The animals stay outside almost the whole day in the sunshine and 12 degree temperatures.HOLGER HOLLEMANN
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A armadillo eats a corn cob in its opendoor enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. Armadillos are primarily found in South and Central America.HOLGER HOLLEMANN
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A young greater kudu stands in her enclosure on October 9, 2012 at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. The female antelope was born at the zoo on August 26, 2012.TIM BRAKEMEIER
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A ranger plays with a tiger bred for commercial use on August 3, 2012 at Bona Bona Game Farm in Wolmaransstad, 200 kms southeast of Johannesburg. Around 500 lions are hunted legally every year in South Africa, most of them from commercial lion breeding farms which also supply zoos all over the world. Until recently hunters paid $20,000 (16,000 euros) just for a trophy to hang above the fireplace, and the carcass was thrown to the dogs.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
/ AFP/Getty Images

A tiger sticks out his tongue on October 15, 2012 at the zoo in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.BORIS ROESSLER
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A tiger cub from the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo makes an appearance before Auburn’s college football game against Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 in Auburn, Ala.Todd J. Van Emst
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An albino kangaroo named Nala (L) is checked out by another kangaroo in their enclosure at the zoo in the northern German city of Duisburg on October 11, 2012.ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
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A lion bred for commercial use is pictured on August 3, 2012 at Bona Bona Game Farm in Wolmaransstad, 200 kms southeast of Johannesburg. Around 500 lions are hunted legally every year in South Africa, most of them from commercial lion breeding farms which also supply zoos all over the world. Until recently hunters paid $20,000 (16,000 euros) just for a trophy to hang above the fireplace, and the carcass was thrown to the dogs.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
/ AFP/Getty Images

Zebras are pictured on October 11, 2012 in their outdoor enclosure in the Duisburg zoo, northwestern Germany.ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
/ AFP/Getty Images

A three week old black jaguar is hold by a zookeeper in the zoo of Szeged near Budapest, Hungary on October 4, 2012. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion.CSABA SEGESVARI
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One of two North Chinese Leopard cubs sits on a tree as they were presented for the first time to public at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. The North Chinese Leopard twins were born on Aug. 4, 2012.Markus Schreiber
/ AP

A polar bear shakes water out of its fur at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. The new Eismeer (polar sea) has been open for 100 days at the zoo.MARCUS BRANDT
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A young greater kudu stands in her enclosure on October 9, 2012 at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. The female antelope was born at the zoo on August 26, 2012.TIM BRAKEMEIER
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People watch a sea lion as it swims in the Eismeer at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. The new Eismeer (polar sea) has been open for 100 days at the zoo.MARCUS BRANDT
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A baby gibbon drinks milk of its mother named Lina on October 11, 2012 in Osnabruck zoo, northern Germany. The gibbon was born on September 25, 2012.FRISO GENTSCH
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A three week old black jaguar is hold by a zookeeper and filmed by journalists in the zoo of Szeged near Budapest, Hungary on October 4, 2012. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion.CSABA SEGESVARI
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Zebras are pictured on October 11, 2012 in their outdoor enclosure in the Duisburg zoo, northwestern Germany.ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
/ AFP/Getty Images

A polar bear eats a fish at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. The new Eismeer (polar sea) has been open for 100 days at the zoo.MARCUS BRANDT
/ AFP/Getty Images

A armadillo eats a corn cob in its opendoor enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. Armadillos are primarily found in South and Central America.HOLGER HOLLEMANN
/ AFP/Getty Images

Baptist Medical Center Nassau security supervisor Ed Powers holds Torra the cheetah’s paw after she arrives at the hospital in Fernandina Beach, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Torra, from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, had been exhibiting some vision and stability problems according to the zoo’s Senior Veterinarian, Nick Kapustin.Bob Mack
/ AP

An Emu bird is pictured on October 11, 2012 in its outdoor enclosure in the Duisburg zoo, northwestern Germany. Emus are the second largest member of the ratite group of flightless birds. They are native to Australia and are its national bird.ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
/ AFP/Getty Images

A sea lion swims in the Eismeer at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. The new Eismeer (polar sea) has been open for 100 days at the zoo.MARCUS BRANDT
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From left, MRI technician Laura Woods, Jacksonville Zoo veterinarian Adrian Atkins, and MRI Technician Sharon Vizcaino, position Torra the cheetah on the table in the MRI room at the Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Torra, from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, had been exhibiting some vision and stability problems according to the zoo’s Senior Veterinarian, Nick Kapustin.Bob Mack
/ AP

Two North Chinese Leopard cubs (Panthera pardus japonensis) sit on a tree as they are presented for first time to the public at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. The North Chinese Leopard twins were born on Aug. 4, 2012.Markus Schreiber
/ AP

A baby gibbon sucks milk from its mother called Lina on October 11, 2012 in Osnabruck zoo, northern Germany. The gibbon was born on September 25, 2012.FRISO GENTSCH
/ AFP/Getty Images

Armadillos Wilma and Fred (R) eat an apple in the outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, on October 10, 2012. Armadillos are primarily found in South and Central America.HOLGER HOLLEMANN
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An albino kangaroo named Nala (L) jumps around its enclosure at the zoo in the northern German city of Duisburg on October 11, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ROLAND WEIHRAUCH GERMANY OUTROLAND WEIHRAUCH/AFP/GettyImagesROLAND WEIHRAUCH
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